"delineation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diːlɪniˈeɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delineation.wav Forms: delineations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} delineation (countable and uncountable, plural delineations)
  1. The act of delineating; depiction. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act of delineating; depiction): καταγραφή (katagraphḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), очертаване (očertavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), скициране (skicirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), omlijning (Dutch), schets (Dutch), afbakening (Dutch), dreachadh [masculine] (Irish), delineazione [feminine] (Italian), delineamento [masculine] (Italian), очерчивание (očerčivanije) (Russian), вычерчивание (vyčerčivanije) (note: as on blueprints) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-delineation-en-noun-pjBU1teS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 12 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 53 11 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 18 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 53 11 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 53 11 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 76 13 11 Disambiguation of 'the act of delineating; depiction': 99 1 0
  2. (art) An image of the outline of an object. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art Translations (an image of the outline of an object): очертание (očertanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ébauche [feminine] (French), Skizze [feminine] (German), léiriú [masculine] (Irish), esboço [masculine] (Portuguese), очерта́ние (očertánije) [neuter] (Russian), контур (kontur) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-delineation-en-noun-nnh7NmHg Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'an image of the outline of an object': 1 97 2
  3. A graphic verbal description. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a graphic verbal description): обрисуване (obrisuvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cur síos (Irish), cuntas [masculine] (Irish), обрисование (obrisovanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-delineation-en-noun-qqbLgC9I Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 35 22 44 Disambiguation of 'a graphic verbal description': 1 2 98

Inflected forms

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